Before the comedian Ken Shimura died of pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus on March 29, last year, Higashimurayama City, Tokyo, where he was born, received a message from fans to Mr. Shimura on his website and his bereaved family. I will deliver it to.
It has been 29 days since comedian Ken Shimura died of pneumonia caused by the new corona at the age of 70.
At that time, people were called to refrain from going out due to the spread of the infection, but immediately after Mr. Shimura's death, many fans visited Higashimurayama City, where he was born, and the station front was flooded with flowers and offerings, and even for traffic. It had an impact.
For this reason, the city temporarily set up a flower stand, but the number of fans visiting after that was constant, and the situation was forced to remove the flower stand.
For this reason, Higashimurayama City has decided to accept a message to Mr. Shimura on the city's official website so that many fans can express their feelings even if they do not come to the site for the first anniversary.
The reception period is until the end of March, and the message received will be delivered to Mr. Shimura's bereaved family after that.
The city says, "I would like you to send your thoughts to Mr. Shimura online and refrain from visiting the site or offering flowers."